Temporary binder



No' Patented May 9,1899

0. W. BACHMAN.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

(Application filed Apr. 13, 1898.

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QSCAR V. BACHMAN, OF SLATINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No. 624,610, dated May 9, 1899.` Application filed April 13, 1898- Serial No. 677,424. (No model.)

To tu whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, OscAR W. BACHMAN, of Slatington, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders for Music; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification. 4 4

This invention is an improvement in devices for holding sheets of music or like papers and temporarily binding them; and its objects are to provide a temporary binder for such sheets, so that the latter can be removed and replaced at will, kept in perfect condition, and cannot casually fall from the bind er, and wherein no paste or glue is used, so that the sheets cannot stick together in case they get wet; and another object is to provide such a binder that the music-sheets can at any time be inserted or removed Without injuring the clasps or soiling, tearing, cutting, or disarranging the sheets.

The invention therefore consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 'Figure l is a view of the temporary binder open. Fig. 2 is a view of the binder closed.l Fig. 3 is aperspective view of one of the clasps, indicating the manner of inserting the sheet. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the clip; and Fig. 5 is an edge view of one of the clips, also indicating the manner of inserting` the sheet.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A A designate the opposite covers or backs of the temporary binders, which are connected by a flexible portion a, as usual. At their adjoining edges the backs are provided with eyeleted holes b for the passage of split rings C, preferably of round Wire. This portion of the binder is not novel per se, and the invention resides more particularly in the construction of the4 leaf-clips D. Each clip is formed of a strip of sheet spring metal of about one inch, more or less, in Width, bent longitudinally upon-itself and being of a length substantially equal to the height of the sheet to be bound and adapted to embrace the edge v of the sheet, as-indicatedin Fig. l, thereby protecting the entire edge of the latter and holding it securely in place.

It will be observed by reference to Figs. 4 and 5 that the strip is not bent tightly upon itself, but its opposite sides are slightly separated where the edges d ofthe strip are bent inward toward each other, so thatV they Will closely contactand securely bind and hold the edge of a sheet of paper S Which may be inserted therebetween. In order to permit of the ready insertion of these sheets, one or both of the outer corners of the clips are beveled or rounded, as at d. This forms akind of V-shaped entering-notch d2 at the ends of the clip, into which the edges of the sheet may be introduced, and then they can be easily pulled lengthwise of and into the clip, as indicated in Figs. 3 and Only in this Way can the sheets be properly introduced into the clips, and they will obviously'be held very securely,

although they can be removed by pulling them directly out of the clips. The clips are perforated at d3 for`the passage of the rings C, by which they are suspended in the temporary binder. By use of these split rings a number of the strips can be placed in the binder,and they can be removed therefrom at will.

By having the clips extend the entire lengt `of the sheet the latter is better protected and held in better condition for use.

The peculiar formation of the clips is the principalfeature of my invention, and by it the sheets can be removed and replaced with great rapidity, and they can be adj usted therein with much less time than is possible in ordinary forms of binders. Moreover, the edges of the sheets are not mutilated, as the perforations in the strips are clear of the edges of the sheet, and the Whole edge is inclosed.

The device is simple, but very efficient and effective, and is of real practical utility. Two or three sheets can be held in a single clip.

It will be observed from the foregoing that the sheets are held simply by the spring-pressure of thel clips without in any Way perforating the sheets or using pins, staples, or past-e and that the sheets are not marred, torn, cut, or injured in any way Whatever and are kept spread out by the stiff clip.

Having thus described my invention, what I therefore claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent thereon, is-' In a temporary sheet-music binder, the combination of the backs havin g perforations, and the split rings transiixing the back, with a clasp consisting of a flat resilient metal strip bent upon itself and having its meeting edges turned inwardly so as to contact each other and firmly bite upon a sheet inserted therein, and having also the corners of such edges rounded as at d2 to form notches d3 for the introduction of the sheets, said strip being provided With perforations for conining it in the binder, upon the rings, all constructed and arranged to operate, substantially as and I5 for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR W. BACHMAN.

In presence of- FRANK A. ANTHONY, JOHN D, ZELLNER. 

